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Recreating a Library
During Iowa University's spring break, 12 current Iowa students came to Chalmers to fix up the school's library. These students recreated Chalmers' library, bringing it from dusty shelves and boxes to a beautiful, user-friendly center. The Iowa students also spent time with Chalmers students and answered their questions about college life.

Posted 24 March 2009

Reader's Friday
U of I alumni attends Goudy's monthly Reader's Friday events where they interact with and read to students of all grade levels.

Posted 24 February 2009

Saturday Tutoring
Boston College, Brown, Princeton, Williams, and Yale alumni tutor students regularly on Saturday mornings throughout the school year.

Posted 12 February 2009

Updated 24 March 2009

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Read About Our Partnerships

Members of the Stanford alumni group, partnered with Reavis Elementary, participated in Reavis' 50th anniversary community beautification project. They worked along side Reavis students and other volunteers to make this event a wonderful success.Click here to read all about the effort and check out this partnership's webpage to find out what else they are doing.

Some Tips and Advice from One Partnership to Another

Click here (Wordto read what Dr. Cody Sweet, the outgoing Northwestern Coordinator, has to say about the Northwestern/Lincoln Park High School events. She provides great detail to let you know how why she put together the events she has and what kind of volunteers she recruited for each event.

Click here to check out the tips and advice Saya Hillman, a member of the Boston College alumni group helping Stewart Elementary, gave on starting a partnership and keeping it strong, particularly if you are starting in the middle of the year. You can also find this advice by clicking on Advice from Partnership Members under the Tools & Advice section. We encourage you to respond to her advice or even create some partnership advice on your own by writing to !



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